PVE - Enable auto-wildcard searching for index fields

Getting started

What you will need:

• Administration access to the PVE project that needs auto-wildcard searching

• Access to either the PVE website or the PVE Admin Console

• The Entity name that has the project that requires modification (if there are multiple entities)

• The name of the project(s) that need to be modified

Enable auto-wildcard via PVE Admin Console

1. Open the PVE Admin Console

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2. Login as either Entity Admin or Global Admin

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3. Expand Entities

4. Expand Projects and select the Project that needs modification
   
   

5. Right-click the Project and select Properties

6. Click the index field that needs the auto-wildcard and click Edit
   
   

7. Select if the wildcards need to be added at the beginning and/or end of the search and click OK when finished
   
   

8. Repeat steps 6-7 if there are additional index fields that also need wildcards

9. Click OK in the Project properties window when finished to save changes

10. There should now be star icons on the index field(s) when users perform searches
    
    

Enable auto-wildcard via PVE website

1. Navigate to the PVE website in your internet browser and log in

2. At the top-right of the PVE screen, click your username and select Administration from the drop-down menu
   
   

3. Click and expand Projects

4. Click the Project that needs modification
   
   

5. Click the index field that needs the auto-wildcards applied and click Edit at the top-left of the Admin screen
   
   

6. In the Index Field Properties, click the Wildcards tab and select if you would like to place the wildcards at the beginning and/or end of the search criteria
   
   

    

7. Click Save when finished

8. Repeat steps 5-7 for any additional index fields that may also need auto-wildcards applied

9. There should now be star icons on the index field(s) when users perform searches